Merchants - Bigelow & Proud

Bigelow & Proud was a mercantile house located on 86 Bowley's Wharf in Baltimore, established by Rufus Bigelow and John G. Proud. By 1810, Bigelow was a sole merchant located on St. Paul's Lane, and Proud was no longer listed in the city directory.

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[Journal of Littleton Dennis Teackle]

Journal of Littleton D. Teackle, dating from 1805-1807. It includes letters written to friends and business acquaintances such as Andrew D. Campbell, Warren Ashley, Barclay Salkeld, George Irving, Samuel Sayer, and many others.
 

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, December 31, 1809, Vol. 2]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 2 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal, which pertains to family and business matters and documents national economic and political issues related to the family's interests in banking, commerce, and shipbuilding. Littleton writes about business matters and family members.

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 28, 1812, Vol. 3]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. Littleton gives a detailed recount of the riot that occurred in Baltimore on July 27, 1812. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. The riot and events occurring afterwards were violent and resulted in the death of at least one man, Dr. Gale. Littleton includes an additional note with some of the names of the men involved.